Germany Plans to Dim Lights at Night to Save Insects
BERLIN (AFP) — Germany is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its
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Former Nazi Camp Guard, 93, Convicted by German Court
A German court on Thursday found a 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard guilty of being an accessory to the murder of thousands when he was a teenager.
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In Europe, All Eyes on Merkel, Captain of Crises
Europe is full of great expectations for the next six months as its most powerful politician, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, finds herself in a position to do what she’s best known for: Fixing crises.
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Germany Seizes Server Hosting Pilfered US Police Files
At the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores of U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies obtained in a Houston data breach last month.
Read moreGerman Courthouses Evacuated Due to Bomb Threats
Several district courts were evacuated in Germany on Tuesday after they received bomb threats, police said, although searches turned up nothing concrete.
Read moreMerkel Blasts ‘Unacceptable’ Stigma Against People in Virus Hotspots
Anger against people from two districts in Germany under new coronavirus lockdowns is “completely unacceptable and disgusting,” Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Friday after reports they are being targeted with insults and vandalism.
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Lufthansa Shareholders Approve German Rescue Package
Lufthansa shareholders approved an $11 billion rescue package Thursday that will see the German government take a 20% stake after management told them the airline was running out of money and faced years of reduced demand for air travel.
Read moreFormer CEO of Wirecard Arrested in Germany
The former chief executive of payment-processor Wirecard, Markus Braun, has been arrested on suspicion of market manipulation, German prosecutors said Tuesday, after the company admitted that 1.9 billion euros missing from its accounts probably “do not exist.”
Read more$2 Billion Missing in EU Online Payment Scandal
In what could be one of the biggest financial frauds of recent years, shooting-star German payments provider Wirecard on Monday admitted 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) that auditors say are missing from its accounts likely “do not exist.”
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Court Halts German Far-Right Figure’s Expulsion From Party
A prominent regional leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany on Friday won a court injunction against his expulsion from the party.
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Trump Troop Cut in Germany Continues Pattern of Alienating Allies
In vowing to pull thousands of U.S. troops from Germany, President Trump is following a pattern of disruptive, sometimes punitive, moves against allies that have dismayed his fellow Republicans and cast doubt across the globe about the future of partnering with the United States.
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Germany Accuses Russia of ‘Contract Killing’
German prosecutors on Thursday accused Russia of ordering the murder of a Georgian man in a central Berlin park, and charged a suspected contract killer with the crime that has frayed ties.
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German Court: US Woman Wrongly Denied German Citizenship
Germany’s highest court said Wednesday it has ruled that an American woman whose Jewish father fled Nazi Germany was wrongly denied German citizenship because she was born out of wedlock.
Read moreMedellin Drug Cartel Co-Founder Back in Germany: Report
The man who co-founded the notorious Colombian Medellin drug cartel along with Pablo Escobar has been transferred to Germany from the United States, Spiegel Online reported Tuesday.
Read moreGerman Neo-Nazi on Trial for Politician’s Murder
A German neo-Nazi went on trial Tuesday for the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Luebcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism.
Read morePolice Pressure Mounts Against Germany’s Extreme Right
An entire regional chapter of Germany’s far-right AfD party has been placed under police surveillance because of its extremist tendencies, local authorities said Monday, as pressure against the anti-immigrant group mounted.
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Military Leaders Worry as Yankees Go Home From Germany
After more than a year of thinly veiled threats to pull U.S. troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardball approach, planning to cut the U.S. military contingent by more than 25%.
Read moreEuropean Union Expresses ‘Concern’ Over Israel’s Annexation Plan
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas traveled to Jerusalem on Wednesday to voice European “concern” over Israel’s annexation plans for the occupied West Bank.
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Court Curbs German Spies’ Foreign Internet Surveillance
Germany’s foreign intelligence service violated the constitution by spying on internet data from foreigners abroad, the nation’s top court ruled Tuesday in a victory for overseas journalists who brought the case.
Read moreA Federal Europe? Germany & France Back EU-Wide Debt
In what may mark a significant deepening of European integration, Germany and France agreed to bail out businesses and regions hit hard by the pandemic by setting up a $547 billion European Union-backed recovery fund to help stabilize Europe’s economy and keep the bloc from falling into dangerous discord.
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